extend your hand

extend your hand
to hold out your hand to someone so they can shake it as a greeting

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  • To hold in hand — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take in hand — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ex|tend — «ehk STEHND», transitive verb. 1. to stretch out: »to extend your hand. 2. to continue or prolong in time, space, or direction: »He is extending his vacation another week. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under lengthen. (Cf. ↑lengthen) 3. to widen; …   Useful english dictionary

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